Around 1,000 anti-government demonstrators have stormed the Royal Thai army headquarters in Bangkok after a planned march to protest against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's ruling party on Friday.

The protestors broke through a a padlocked perimeter fence before pouring into the compound and setting up a stage to hold a rally.

Reports from the headquarters say the mob have now driven a truck into the quadrant of the army base and are staging a rally with a public announce system.

They are calling for the overthrow of the regime after Yingluck survived a parliamentary no-confidence vote on Thursday.

Anti-government protesters occupy the Thailand Army Headquarters after six days of protesting

The protesters have been marching in the capital for six days in opposition to their government's ruling party

Army spokesperson Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd said: 'They are inside the courtyard and have not entered any buildings.'

The crowds have been allowed to remain in the compound by the army and are now staging an anti-government rally

Thousands of protesters are continuing to occupy and protest at strategic parts of the capital including the Finance Ministry and the US embassy

An Army spokesman confirmed the protesters broke a padlock at the gate of the
compound and then pushed their way inside today.

Colonel Sansern Kaewkamnerd said: 'They are inside the courtyard and have not entered any buildings.'

But armed forces on the ground are said to be standing by and letting the protestors have their say on the understanding that they do not break into any official buildings.

The demonstrations that started on Sunday have raised fears of fresh political turmoil and instability in Thailand.

They pose the biggest threat to Ms Yingluck's administration since she came to power in 2011.

Groups
of protesters were scattered around Bangkok today. Some are still
occupying the Finance Ministry, which they stormed on Monday. Others are
holed up at a sprawling government office compound.

Thai riot policemen guard at the Royal Thai Police headquarters where anti-government protesters have gathered

The demonstrations that started on Sunday have raised fears of fresh political turmoil and instability in Thailand

Activists are believed to be challenging the army to declare which side they will be on, if the government is defeated.

The no-confidence vote has failed to pacify protesters
who accuse Yingluck of abusing her party's majority to push through laws
that strengthen the behind-the-scenes power of self-exiled brother and
former premier, Thaksin Shinawatra.

Though the number of protesters appear to be dwindling since the start of the week, a hard-core had remained in the capital determined to target symbols of the 'Thaksin regime'.

Yingluck has ruled out resigning or dissolving parliament.

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As the rallies drag on, questions are being raised about what lies ahead in a conflict that broadly pits urban middle classes against the mostly rural supporters of Thaksin, a divisive tycoon ousted in a 2006 military coup and central to Thailand's eight years of on-off turmoil.

Anti-government protest leader Suthep
Thaugsuban vowed firm action earlier in the week but was unwilling to
say what that would be.

He told Reuters news agency: 'The end game will happen in the next day or two. All will be revealed tomorrow night'